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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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After a heated Friday and Saturday, the Florida Gators had an opportunity to make a statement Sunday in a rubber match against the Miami Hurricanes. The two teams entered Sunday with a split series and shared emphatic wins with a combined margin of victory of 14 runs. The two teams chirped back and forth all…
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One hundred-seventy minutes. That’s how long Florida Gators fans waited patiently through routine Gainesville downpour for game two of UF’s matchup versus the Miami Hurricanes. Through multiple time changes, tarpings and untarpings and other side-effects of bad weather and baseball, Florida faithful remained patient. Certainly a painful near-three hour wait. What could be more painful?…
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In the third weekend of play, the Florida Gators faced what was likely their greatest challenge to date in 2023: The Miami Hurricanes. The Canes were the Gators’ first ranked opponent of the season and were expected to test the strengths of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s roster. If Friday’s contest was the test, the Gators…
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One night after securing a ten-run win in Jacksonville, the Florida Gators dropped a 10-8 decision to the JU Dolphins Wednesday night. Despite pounding out eight runs, the Florida pitching staff struggled with command all night. As a unit, the Florida pitchers walked eleven batters and hit three more. Florida opened the scoring after a…
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After walking the bases full in the fifth inning of the Florida Gators’ series finale with the Cincinnati Bearcats, sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone was pulled off the mound. By the end of the inning, a 3-1 Florida lead became a 3-3 tie ballgame. The response was immediate. Caglianone stepped to the plate the following…
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Following a 10-0 start to the season, Florida lost three of four games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, California. The Gators suffered a run-rule loss to UCLA – the nation’s top-ranked team — Thursday night. Sophomore second baseman Reagan Walsh was Florida’s only baserunner as UCLA right-hander Megan Faraimo struck out…
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When Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan came out to the mound to have a word with junior right-handed pitcher Hurston Waldrep Sunday, the day two ace had already logged 11 strikeouts and 83 pitches in under five complete innings. He had just let up his second run and walked his third batter. Rather than pull…
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The Florida Gators were all but ready to exit Condron Family Ballpark Wednesday out to a dominant 5-0 start. After four solid performances versus Charleston Southern and South Florida, the Gators were ready and waiting with a five-run in the ninth lead to pick up their second series win. Instead, the Gators gave up seven…
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After wrapping up a dominant opening weekend against Charleston Southern in Gainesville, the No. 7 Florida Gators (3-0) will make their first road trip to take on a cross-state foe, the South Florida Bulls (1-2), in a midweek doubleheader to kick off a five-game week for the Gators. Florida had a dominant opening series versus…
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Florida won five games against four different opponents in less than 48 hours this weekend at KSP Stadium in Gainesville to improve to 10-0. Following five consecutive run-rule victories to begin the season, the Gators won another three games via five-inning run rules. Florida played all 14 innings Saturday as Bowling Green scored seven runs…
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